Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for TCP/IP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited TCP/IP over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 281 | 235 | 272 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +37 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing TCP/IP | 342 | 657 | 887 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.80% | 1.13% | 1.01% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 6.28% | 9.16% | 9.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 235 | 402 | 588 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £251 | £179 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £333 | £290 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £649 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £679 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +12.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 50 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.00 | £21.19 | £20.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £50.42 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.78 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.92% | +123.77% | -28.30% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70.60 | £54.60 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.53 | £67.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +195.45% | -12.00% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
TCP/IP is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 5,443 | 7,173 | 9,616 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.71% | 12.35% | 10.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,255 | 4,651 | 6,275 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £241 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £518 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.44% | +3.60% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £638 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £720 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +7.95% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 417 | 474 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £9.80 | £14.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £18.88 | £28.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +111.92% | -33.19% | +6.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £60.00 | £50.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.21 | £75.00 | £65.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.88 | £18.50 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +148.00% | -13.95% | -9.71% |
TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing TCP/IP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
TCP/IP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP.
TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
TCP/IP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP.
TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing TCP/IP over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
TCP/IP
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the UK over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -48 | 300 | £488 | - | 361 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 206 | £500 | +11.11% | 277 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 113 | £525 | +13.57% | 135 |
| London | -31 | 110 | £525 | -1.41% | 95 |
| South East | -2 | 63 | £475 | - | 59 |
| Midlands | +54 | 44 | £500 | +48.15% | 68 |
| North of England | -20 | 28 | £463 | -2.63% | 63 |
| South West | -21 | 27 | £600 | +23.08% | 35 |
| East Midlands | +40 | 24 | £488 | +26.62% | 36 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 20 | £525 | +64.06% | 32 |
| North West | -10 | 19 | £430 | -18.09% | 45 |
| East of England | -21 | 19 | £375 | -11.76% | 34 |
| Scotland | +51 | 15 | £619 | +40.84% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 9 | £624 | +38.56% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 5 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | -5 | 5 | £645 | +22.76% | 8 |
TCP/IP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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